Hogs defense moving onFAYETTEVILLE — Jerico Nelson is one of the most experienced members of Arkansas’ defense. So the senior has been through plenty during his Arkansas career. But when the Razorbacks returned to work Thursday, getting in their first practice in preparation for the Cotton Bowl, Nelson experienced one more first — Willy Robinson wasn’t there. “It was a lot different not having him out there making calls or talking to everybody or screaming,” Nelson...

Not just another Young gunFAYETTEVILLE (AP) — BJ Young set a career high with 28 points in Arkansas’ 75-62 loss at Connecticut last Saturday, but he didn’t miss a beat when asked what the performance felt like. “Bad, because we lost,” Young said. Despite the frustration over the defeat, Young has little else to be rankled about in his first season of college basketball. The 6-foot-3 guard, one of four heralded freshmen recruited by first-year Razorbacks coach Mike Ande...

Suns remain No. 2 in nationThe top eight spots in the USA Today/ESPN NCAA Division II women’s basketball top 25 poll — including Arkansas Tech in the No. 2 position — remained unchanged when the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced its latest rankings on Tuesday. The Golden Suns (5-0) are ranked No. 2 for a second consecutive week. Arkansas Tech did not play any regular season games last week. The Suns defeated Rhema Bible Training Center 80-44 in an exhibit...

Arkansas loses third coordinator this weekFAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Paul Petrino was hired as No. 7 Arkansas’ offensive coordinator on Tuesday, the first addition for the Razorbacks in what has become a coaching overhaul. Petrino, the former Illinois offensive coordinator, was hired to replace Garrick McGee, who was introduced a day earlier as the new coach at Alabama-Birmingham. McGee was the first of three coordinators to leave Arkansas in recent days. He was joined on Tuesday when defens...

Arkansas Tech men suffer first loss of seasonCentral Oklahoma grabbed the momentum at the end of the first half and never let go on its way to a 79-68 non-conference basketball victory over the nationally 15th-ranked Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys at Hamilton Field House in Edmond, Okla., on Saturday afternoon. The Bronchos (7-3) used a 9-0 run over the final 3:12 of the first half to take a 36-26 lead at the intermission. Central Oklahoma carried that surge over to the second half. The Bronc...

Arkansas Tech Golden Suns win exhibition basketball game 80-44Arkansas Tech University’s Golden Suns earned an 80-44 women’s basketball exhibition victory over the Rhema Bible Training Center Lady Eagles at Tucker Coliseum on Thursday night. Arkansas Tech was notified by the Great American Conference on Thursday the contest against Rhema Bible could not be counted as a regular-season game, so it was counted as an exhibition. “Tonight was a good night for us to give some of our back-up players some valuab...

Wonder Boys climb to No. 15KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Arkansas Tech’s men’s basketball team moved up nine slots to No. 15 in the latest NABC/Division II men’s basketball poll released on Tuesday afternoon. Tech is off to a 4-0 start this season with wins over Central Baptist and Mid-America Christian and two wins against Christian Brothers. In the first regular season poll of the 2011-12 season, the Wonder Boys moved up from No. 24 in the Preseason NABC/Division II Coaches’ Pol...

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Arkansas rolls past MVS 97-64FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas forward Michael Sanchez had never made a 3-pointer in his career. He had only attempted two of them, with the last coming in the 2009-10 season. So guard Mardracus Wade, half joking, told the senior before the game if he had a good look he should load up and let one fly Wednesday night. That’s exactly what happened. “I was happy for him,” Wade said. “He made it. It was kind of funny at the same time.” Arkansas’ long-ran...

Wonder Boys rally past Christian BrothersMEMPHIS — Nationally 15th-ranked Arkansas Tech used a 12-0 spurt midway through the second half to rally for a 64-61 non-conference men’s basketball victory over the Christian Brothers Buccaneers at Canale Arena in Memphis, Tenn., on Tuesday night. Christian Brothers led 49-44 with 10:19 to go in the second half, but a Johnie Davis 3-pointer off of a Matt Haney offensive rebound turned the tide in the Wonder Boys’ favor. Davis tied the score a...

Arkansas Tech downs Lady BuccaneersNationally second-ranked Arkansas Tech held Christian Brothers below 30 percent from the field and forced the Lady Buccaneers into 23 turnovers during an 82-51 Golden Suns’ victory at Canale Arena in Memphis, Tenn., on Tuesday night. The Golden Suns (5-0) went on an 18-4 run midway through the first half to open a 26-9 lead with 8:18 to go before halftime. Arkansas Tech led 44-23 at halftime and had at least a 20-point edge throughout the seco...

Rematch in MemphisMemphis, Tenn., is proud to call itself “The Home of the Blues,” but you’ll have to forgive the Arkansas Tech University basketball teams if they have a difficult time identifying with themes such as sadness and hard times. Arkansas Tech will venture over the Mississippi River and put its undefeated records in men’s and women’s basketball on the line during a nonconference doubleheader against Christian Brothers University at Canale Arena in M...

Family, teammates remember UekmanLITTLE ROCK (ANB) — Family, friends, teammates and coaches gathered outside Christ the King Catholic Church on Monday, released red and white helium-filled balloons, raised their hands and Called the Hogs. It was a fitting tribute to Arkansas tight end Garrett Uekman, who was remembered during a funeral service in West Little Rock. Uekman’s dream was to play for the Razorbacks, one the 19-year-old fulfilled before dying suddenly on Nov. 20 bec...

Golden Suns basketball winsArkansas Tech’s Natalia Santos scored a career-high 39 points and the nationally third-ranked Golden Suns passed their first road test of the season with a 69-55 non-conference victory over St. Edward’s University at the Recreation and Convocation Center in Austin, Texas, on Saturday afternoon. Santos was 15-of-23 from the field — including 1-for-1 from 3-point range — and 8-of-8 at the free throw line. She scored 11 consecutive points between...

No more SEC Championship Game questionsBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Les Miles did not even want to contemplate whether his top-ranked Tigers might get a bid to the BCS title game even if they lost next weekend’s SEC championship showdown with Georgia. “I just want you to know something,” Miles said. “There would be no way that this team could come to Atlanta and not play their best.” At this point, though, unbeaten LSU (12-0, 8-0 SEC) would have a good argument for a national title shot...

No. 3 Arkansas at No. 1 LSUFAYETTEVILLE — When Arkansas hired Bobby Petrino in Dec. 2007, the new coach began to lay out his plan for leading the Razorbacks into the national spotlight. There were early struggles, twists, turns and other of obstacles. But when linebacker Jerico Nelson stood in the interview room following Arkansas’ 44-17 win against Mississippi State and looked ahead to today’s game against LSU in Tiger Stadium, it was pretty clear Petrino’s mission for...

LSU-Arkansas rivalry takes on higher stakes BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As huge and heavy as the trophy known as “The Boot” may be, Arkansas and LSU both have much bigger things to play for when their annual Thanksgiving week rivalry is renewed today. This is arguably the biggest game to be played in venerable Tiger Stadium in more than half a century. “This is a game that we really look forward to,” LSU Coach Les Miles said, indicating in his own way the contest between No. 1 LSU and No. 3...

’07 Hogs offer upset pointersFAYETTEVILLE — Former Arkansas offensive lineman Robert Felton remembers the silence. He had been to Tiger Stadium before, but had never heard it like this. It was as if someone had pressed the mute button in Death Valley, one of college football’s most feared destinations, when cornerback Matterral Richardson intercepted Matt Flynn’s pass to wrap up a 50-48 triple-overtime thriller. “I’ve never once seen the place get quiet like that,” Felton...

Wonder Boys slip past BuccaneersArkansas Tech’s Johnie Davis was named Great American Conference basketball player of the week on Tuesday morning. On Tuesday night, he showed why he might be a candidate for Great American Conference player of the year. Davis took over late for a second consecutive game and the Wonder Boys remained undefeated with a 65-49 non-conference win over the Christian Brothers Buccaneers at Tucker Coliseum in Russellville on Tuesday night. Arkansas Te...

Golden Suns dominate Lady BucsRosie Silva broke the Arkansas Tech women’s basketball school record for steals and finished one assist short of a triple-double as the nationally third-ranked Golden Suns blitzed the Christian Brothers Lady Buccaneers 95-40 in non-conference action at Tucker Coliseum in Russellville on Tuesday night. Silva made 11 steals to break the school record set by Hallie Morris when she had 10 steals for the Golden Suns against Albany State on Jan. 2, ...

Familiar foes in Tucker Coliseum tonightArkansas Tech will host a familiar opponent under unfamiliar circumstances when Christian Brothers University visits Tucker Coliseum in Russellville for a non-conference basketball doubleheader on today. The nationally fourth-ranked Golden Suns (2-0) will take on the CBU Lady Buccaneers (1-2) at 5:30 p.m., while the nationally 24th-ranked Wonder Boys (2-0) will tangle with the CBU Buccaneers (4-0) in a match-up of unbeatens at 7:30 p.m. Ticket...